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Trump DOJ warns California over noncitizen ballots
Trump DOJ threatens criminal action against California for counting ballots from suspected noncitizens.
In brief
Trump DOJ threatens criminal action against California for counting ballots from suspected noncitizens. Trump administration warns California officials face federal criminal charges for processing mail-in ballots from 20,000 suspected noncitizens. Originally reported by California Post.
Trump DOJ threatens California
Trump administration threatens criminal prosecution for counting ballots from suspected noncitizens.
20,000 suspected noncitizen voters
Federal authorities identified approximately 20,000 likely noncitizens who received mail-in ballots in California.
48-hour deadline for review
Justice Department demanded state officials review a password-protected thumb drive within 48 hours.
California lawsuit
Administration sued California to block counting mail-in ballots from 20,000 suspected noncitizens.
LA prosecutor's warning
LA's top federal prosecutor said California refused to remove noncitizens from voter rolls.
Next steps
California faces federal court action to stop noncitizen votes from diluting election results.
Here's the gist
Trump administration warns California officials face federal criminal charges for processing mail-in ballots from 20,000 suspected noncitizens.
